The 72-year-old star of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind," among countless other comic roles, was busted Wednesday night at the Tiki Theater when vice cops allegedly saw him with his genitals exposed and in his hand.

"With all due respect to the individual officer, our belief (is) that Fred did nothing in any violation of any law," he said in a statement. Albert Brooks, a comedy veteran like Willard, tweeted his support and offered a way to keep him out of future trouble.

"I love Fred Willard," he wrote Thursday. "He's a great guy. For his birthday I'm getting him a den and a computer."